However, Ms Evans later clarified her statement, saying that she meant the "circumstances" of the attack.

All headlined-grabbing stuff and it certainly seems that the party, which lost ground after the Brexit vote, believes the terror attack in Manchester has put public safety and immigration issues back to the top of the political agenda.

The main focus of the manifesto launch was security and the threat from radical Islam.

He said he favoured a "far more muscular approach to social integration", wants to ban the burka and said he made no apology for repeating his claim that radical Islam was "a cancer that needs to be cut out".

"It is not good enough to light candles and proclaim that extremists will not beat us," he insisted.

"Action is required on multiple fronts."

For those still mourning in Manchester, such an approach and the timing of Monday's launch might seem ill-judged, but Paul Nuttall believes he is merely saying what other politicians dare not - and it will persuade voters to back his party.